Best Marine Charts Apps

PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation

by MiraTrex, Inc

Free

Navigate marine environments with detailed nautical charts and route planning. Track your location, find friends on the water, and share your trip details for safety. Offline chart access ensures reliable navigation even without an internet connection.

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart

Navigation, Charts, Tides, Map

Free

Navigate waterways with detailed nautical charts, tide predictions, and weather forecasts. Connect with a community of boaters to share points of interest and track friends on the water. Enjoy simplified GPS navigation tailored to your boat's draft.

C-MAP: Boating

Charts, Planning & Navigation

Free

Access up-to-date nautical charts for global exploration and planning. Save points of interest and routes, record tracks, and view marine weather. Upgrade for offline maps, GPS, and advanced features like shaded relief and AIS.

Aqua Map Boating

Marine navigation and fishing

Free

This app provides official, weekly updated nautical charts for marine navigation. It allows for offline map downloads, GPS track recording, and integration with onboard instruments. Enhance your boating safety and experience with advanced features like weather forecasts and AIS collision detection.

Nautical Charts & Maps

Nautical Charts & Marine Maps

$8.99

Access NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) for offline marine navigation. View detailed information like buoys, depths, and port features. Overlay NOAA weather maps including radar, sea temperature, and wind data.

Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation

Marine GPS and Nautical Charts

Free

This app provides comprehensive marine navigation, integrating charts, weather, tides, and GPS tracking. It simplifies route planning and offers real-time safety data to ensure confident and enjoyable time on the water for various boating activities.

ActiveCaptain®

Connect to Your GPS Plotter

Free

This app connects your mobile device to compatible Garmin chartplotters, enabling wireless chart and map transfers, software updates, and route planning. It also provides access to a community of boaters for reviews and information on marinas and points of interest.

Argo - Boating Navigation

Charts, Routes, Tracks, Log

Free

This app provides comprehensive navigation and planning tools for boaters, offering features like chart plotting, route planning, and weather forecasts. It aims to be user-friendly for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced cruisers, with a focus on safety and connectivity on the water.

PredictWind — Marine Forecasts

#1 in Marine Weather Forecasts

Free

Get accurate marine weather forecasts and powerful tools for wind, waves, and currents. Plan your trips with routing and departure planning features, and stay informed with live observations and alerts. Ideal for all marine activities.

Lowrance: app for anglers

Great fishing charts

Free

This app provides detailed fishing charts and navigation tools for anglers. Manage waypoints, discover new fishing spots, and plan trips with offline maps and autorouting. Sync data with your Lowrance devices for a seamless on-water experience.

Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar

Hurricanes, marine weather

Free

This app provides detailed wind, wave, and weather forecasts for various outdoor activities. It offers historical data, real-time alerts, and a community feature for sharing conditions. Ideal for surfers, sailors, and other wind sports enthusiasts.

MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking

World's #1 ship tracking app!

Free

Track vessels live worldwide using AIS data. View ship positions, movements, and voyage history with detailed vessel information and enhanced weather monitoring. Unlock advanced features for deeper visibility and extended coverage with a Pro plan.

TZ iBoat – Marine Navigation

Boat GPS, Charts, AIS, Tides

Free

Navigate the seas with advanced marine charts, GPS, and AIS data, even offline. This app offers detailed bathymetry, community-contributed map data, and dynamic features for safe boating, sailing, and fishing.

Marine Weather Forecast Pro

NOAA Marine Weather Forecast

Free

Access comprehensive NOAA marine weather data, including real-time buoy readings, 5-day forecasts, and historical wave trends. Visualize data with map overlays and receive severe weather alerts. An Apple Watch app is also available.

AIS Maps: Marine & Lake charts

Detailed nautical & topo maps

Free

Explore detailed nautical, lake, and park maps with live vessel tracking. Offers offline map access, route planning, and weather forecasts for safe and informed navigation on water and trails.

Fishing Points: Map & Forecast

Find Best Tides Times to Fish

Free

This app helps anglers find the best times and locations to fish by providing detailed forecasts for tides, moon phases, weather, and marine conditions. It offers interactive maps to discover and save fishing spots, track routes, and access offline nautical charts, along with a catch logbook and fishing regulations.

Fishing Points - Lake Maps

Marine Navigation/Fishing Spot

Free

This app provides detailed lake depth maps and marine charts with fishing points for various regions. It features an AI that identifies productive fishing spots based on bathymetry, local knowledge, and weather. Offers advanced GPS navigation with voice prompts, route planning, and tide/current predictions.